Top 20 DIY Posts of 2017
2017 – another year in the books!
I blinked and the year was soon gone!
It seems that each year goes faster, but it’s not a surprise with all the projects Trent and I were able to accomplish this year.
So the other day, I took a moment to look back over all the posts I published.
It was fun to see how our home transformed in just 12 months.
But it got me to thinking – maybe you would like to see my top 20 DIY posts as well!
So I pulled them all together in one easy post for you to peruse.
Top 20 DIY Posts
20. No Sew Reupholstered Armchair – I took a hand me down chair and made my first attempt at reupholstery.
19. Farmhouse Kitchen Island – our $50 Pallet Kitchen island wasn’t working in our updated kitchen, so we transformed it into a Farmhouse beauty.
18. Fireplace Makeover – Our fireplace has taken some time to transform since we moved in. But this year, we added the beadboard above the mantel.
17. DIY Barn Door – To add a bit of rustic whimsy to our master bedroom, we build this Barn Door.
16. Farmhouse Ceiling Fan – Updating our ceiling fan was a fun, easy fix to our store bought fan.
15. Closet Makeover Part 1 – Part of this spring’s One Room Challenge was converting our half bath into a second closet for our Master bedroom.
14. Closet Makeover Part 2 – Because part of that ORC makeover, that meant that I was able to get the girly closet of my dreams!
13. DIY Chandelier – In my girly closet – I made this She Chandy from an old wire basket.
12. Dresser Makeover – This simple furniture DIY is one of my most favorite transformations yet!
11. Painted Hutch – My golden yellow pine hutch competed with the other colors in my Dining Room, so I painted it into a showpiece!
10. Pallet Curtain Rods – We created a simple solution to our bay window with this DIY pallet curtain rods.
9. Unfinished Wood Dresser – Everyone passed up this dresser at a going out of business sale because it was in such poor shape. However, I saw the beauty it could be and refinished it into this dresser.
8. DIY Grainsack Ottoman – Making over our ottoman took just one afternoon with stunning results!
7. DIY Music Chalkboard – Needing to fill up a blank space, I made this custom chalkboard to hang over our couch.
6. Dropcloth Recovered Deconstructed Armchair – Finding a score on the buy/sale/trade groups is always fun. So I transformed this chair into the deconstructed chair of my dreams!
5. Fabric Wallpaper – A temporary solution to our half bath was this fabric wallpaper tutorial.
4. DIY Bathroom Countertop – This fall, we build our own wood countertop for another room renovation for our half bath.
3. Vintage Farmhouse Powder Room – Making over this half bath was another room transformed in our Almost Farmhouse.
2. Master Bedroom Makeover – Our master bedroom transformed into a getaway that we finally love!
1. Dining Room Makeover – Another room reno we continued to tweak was our Dining Room.
Phew – what a year!
I certainly hope you enjoyed these top 20 DIY posts from Noting Grace as much as I did.
And I’m so excited for the plans we have for 2018.
So stay tuned and follow along as we continue to love this fixer back to life.
Hi Mandy! Thank you so much for reaching out and taking the time to comment. If you look in the original post of how we laid these vinyl floors, you can see how the vinyl lines up with the hardwood. Our flooring luckily was level with the hardwoods, so all we did was grout the line – making sure to remove any residue immediately from the hardwoods. There are about 3 pics where you can see those seams meet. Here’s the link to that post if you want to check it out.
https://notinggrace.com/changed-kitchen-3-days-less-400/
I hope that helps and let me know if you have any other questions!
Hi Jen! SO I came across your blog because I was searching images of kitchens with peel and stick flooring. We currently have oak wood floors in much of downstairs but since our house was built in the 90’s our kitchen and laundry room have linoleum. I know having wood floors throughout is the latest trend I’m just not sure I want wood in my kitchen. I see you have wood everywhere else as well. Do you have a picture of a transition of your kitchen flooring to the wood flooring?
Thanks!
Mandy
Thank you so much Leigh!
You had a productive and beautiful year, Jen! ♥
Steal away – that is the best compliment ever!
I love seeing these all together. I’m absolutely crazy about so many of your ideas that I may steal a bunch of them! Don’t worry I’ll give you complete credit!
Terry